British Paddle Steamers
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British Paddle Steamers

The Heyday of Excursions and Day Trips

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eBook - ePub

British Paddle Steamers

The Heyday of Excursions and Day Trips

About this book

For a hundred years excursion paddle steamers gave all the social classes the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the briny from ports, resorts and piers around the UK. For the most part, everything usually went well on these trips; however, sometimes it did not, and this book chronicles tales of the difficulties and pressures faced both behind the scenes and in plain view. What happened when a paddle steamer broke down or was caught out in a dense fog? Why did they need special riding posts in particular ports? Who were some of the captains, and how did they manage to keep their ships and their passengers safe in an age before radar and satellite navigation? What made people get angry and crews embark on fisticuffs? What were the problems posed by some routes? Why was a paddle steamer banned and how did someone end up in court? These selected tales from the heyday of the excursion paddle steamers in the UK give a little flavour of what it was like to be there at the time, while period images of the people and the ships provide fascinating illustrations to their individual stories.

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Information

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Year
2016
Topic
Technology & Engineering
eBook ISBN
9781445653907
Subtopic
Marine Transportation
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Chapter 1 - Development of Excursion Paddle Steamers
  3. Chapter 2 - View the Military from Bournemouth, 1899
  4. Chapter 3 - All Aboard for Alderney, 1906
  5. Chapter 4 - Bristol Channel to the Scilly Isles, 1907
  6. Chapter 5 - Edwardian North Wales, Liverpool and Blackpool
  7. Chapter 6 - Capt. Shippick Forges New Medway Trips, 1920/30s
  8. Chapter 7 - Sussex Coast, 1927
  9. Chapter 8 - Scarborough Bust-Up, 1928
  10. Chapter 9 - Thames Toffs, 1935 
  11. Chapter 10 - Torquay Taster, 1936
  12. Chapter 11 - Weymouth Full House, 1949 
  13. Chapter 12 - Paddle-Steamer Economics, Portsmouth Style, 1951
  14. Chapter 13 - Bournemouth Mix-Up, 1957
  15. Chapter 14 - Jeanie Deans Bows Out, 1964
  16. Chapter 15 - Humber Scene, 1965 and Before
  17. Chapter 16 - One Paddle Steamer Life: Lord Elgin
  18. Chapter 17 - What It Was Like to Be Aboard the Monarch in the 1920s
  19. Chapter 18 - What It Was Like to Be Aboard the Consul in 1962/63
  20. Chapter 19 - Food and Drink
  21. Chapter 20 - Captains
  22. Chapter 21 - Engines
  23. Chapter 22 - Independent Paddle Wheels
  24. Chapter 23 - Survey and Certification
  25. Chapter 24 - Riding Posts
  26. Chapter 25 - Weather
  27. Chapter 26 - Fog
  28. Chapter 27 - Rescues
  29. Chapter 28 - Breakdowns
  30. Chapter 29 - Difficult Piers
  31. Chapter 30 - Accidents
  32. Chapter 31 - Radar
  33. Chapter 32 - Pier Toll Prosecution
  34. Chapter 33 - Fines on the Thames
  35. Chapter 34 - Trouble on the Monarch
  36. Chapter 35 - Torquay Paddler Banned
  37. Chapter 36 - Mr Jennings Tries and Fails
  38. Chapter 37 - Jeanie Deans Sails South
  39. Chapter 38 - The Weymouth Paddle-Steamer War
  40. Epilogue
  41. Acknowledgements

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